New Years Resolution or Goals

With 2016 coming to an end very shortly, I can't help but start to think like everyone else. I am ready to say goodbye to 2016 as the year did not go as I had planned or even hoped that it would go in any way shape or form! I am ready to welcome in 2017 with new expectation and a new mindset.

What are my New Years Resolutions going to be? Well this year I am taking a new approach to this RESOLUTIONS thing... I am NOT making resolutions this year.... I am actually NOT making crazy goals either...I am making a commitment to me, my faith, my family and my business in the year 2017. That is what I have decided.

For 2017 the word I am focusing on is COMMITMENT.

Do you have a word or a phrase maybe that you use each year?

I try and try to do so much and focus on so many things that sometimes it all just gets forgotten. I am making a commitment to not just commit to those things but not to get overwhelmed and load to much on my plate or my families but really just focus and COMMIT to what ever we decide together.

So what are some of these "commitments" that I keep talking about ... well not all have been decided yet because I am not sure what they will all be but to start the new year off I have commitment to:

1.) Going to church on Sundays and daily devotions

2.) Starting AND finishing the book "The Gratitude Diaries"

3.) Starting (again) and FINISHING 90 days of Core De Force

4.) Reading to my kids every night

5.) Eating Clean each day with the 80/20 Rule...
my body, mind and heart Deserve that commitment

6.) 100 oz of water each day

7.) Spending time with my husband anytime I can

8.) Committing to the 4 Vital Behaviors of my business

9.) My kids are my #1 over anything else

10.) My home needs my attention daily

This is where I am starting...anything else added to this list will be discussed as a family or at least with my husband and I want 2107 to be calm and focused. I feel like when I add to much to my plate I lose focus on what is actually important and what matters. I spent so much time out of my home and doing things for others that I forgot about me. I forgot about what was important for me to be happy and healthy and my family got the WORST of me. THAT IS NOT FAIR TO THEM OR FOR ME!

So bring on 2017 I am ready and waiting for you!!!!


I hope you all have a very happy new year and I hope to be blogging a lot more in the new year...

love ya all,

Carrie

Top 5 Favorite Meals

Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you all my top 5 favorite meals!!!! I love cooking and I love even more coming up with creative meals to be healthy!!!

Staples in my seasoning pantry now are: Himalayan pink salt, coconut oil, cracked peppercorn medley. I hope you enjoy I would love some feed back!

CARRIE'S TOP 5 FAVORITE DISHES:

Grilled chicken Over Strawberry Spinach Salad:

1 large Chicken Breast (marinated in bag all day in Fat Free Italian Dressing) Grilled and chopped atop salad
Fresh Spinach (2 big handfuls)
3 large Strawberries
2 TBSP Feta Cheese
1 TBSP Chopped Walnuts
2 TBSP Annie's Lite Raspberry Vinagarette

Chicken topped with sautéed onions & tomatoes with Avocado

Coconut oil
Chicken cooked with Wishbone House Italian dry packet sprinkled on each side
Chopped onion and diced Roma tomato

1/4 Avocado

Sautee up the onions and peppers in a pan with Coconut Oil as your side dish....
Cook the Chicken Breast with Coconut oil as well I put water in the pan also and covered it to steam it up and keep it nice and juicy
After your chicken finished cook up the diced onions and when they are just about done (tender) throw in the tomatoes and warm up
Put onions and tomatoes on top of the chicken and then place sliced Avocado on top

Egg scramble with apple chicken sausage

2 Egg Whites

1 Egg

Onions

Peppers

Broccoli Florets

Spinach

1 Apple Chicken Sausage

Cook the onions, peppers, spinach and broccoli in coconut oil along with chicken sausage cut in half the long way
While that's cooking scramble up your 2 eggs with a little bit of milk
Add eggs right to the pan with veggies (take the chicken sausage out and put on plate)
Cook it up and once done add to your plate and Enjoy! I always use a little bit of ketchup with mine that's your choice!

Filet Mignonette, jumbo shrimp onions and broccoli stir fry (Cooked by my Husband NOT me)

4 oz Filet
5 Jumbo Shrimp
Broccoli Florets
Large Onion sliced big
1/2 juice box (minute maid Mixed Berry)
Celery Salt
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
EVOO
start by warming up the pan with EVOO add your sliced up Filet (into tips)
Once the steak is about Med Rare add the broccoli and Onions & Half the Juice Box
Let Cook for about 5 mins more add your Shrimp (just to warm it basically)
Once Shrimp is warm turn up the heat and get all juices cooking together and making a good little sauce....
Whala! It's done add to your plate and EAT UP!!!

Baked Haddock with Sauteed Veggies and
Steamed Broccoli

1/2 pd Haddock

Coconut Oil

Peppercorn Medley

Too Tall toms Seasoning

Onions

Peppers

Garlic

Tomatoes

Spinach 

Broccoli

Drizzle the haddock with a tbsp of coconut oil season with peppercorn medley and to tall toms seasoning bake 425 degrees for 20 mins

Sautéed onions garlic tomatoes and spinach in a pan set aside when done 

Steam Broccoli while everything is cooking

Once Haddock is done top with he sautéed veggies add the broccoli and eat up!!! Yum yum yum